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We stayed 5 nights at ibis Paris Opera la Fayette (strangely, also called ibis Paris Opera la Palatier?). Check-in was quick and friendly. I’ve just seen a post by a fellow reviewer saying attitude of staff is horrible — not in our case. They have been friendly throughout. Perhaps our effort to use our minimal French vocabulary helped! The staff spoke good English to us too, by the way… Anyway, the location of the hotel is good. It may, however,…

As the title may suggest, the strength of this hotel is in its location. Just a couple minutes (easy) walk from the Oxford train station with relatively flat ground throughout, albeit with a few road crossings. The entrance of the hotel was not on the front of the hotel, which is occupied by its restaurant, but is small and located on the Park End Street side. The hotel is also at good distance from town centre, with only a few…

To begin with, I could not possibly complain about the location of this ibis hotel, which was excellent. Right next to Euston Station and short walking distance from Euston Square station as well as 5 pounds taxi from St. Pancras it was very convenient. A Sainsburys and Cafe Nero are also nearby. Booking process was also easy via its online portal, like all ibis hotels. These may justify the ~92 pounds per night price. Yet inevitably there were problems… The…